Distribution

66kV Reconductor

Client Name: PowerCo

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The project objective was to ensure the security, diversity and certainty of electricity supply to PowerCo’s growing customer base on the Coromandel Peninsula.
Construction of the 110kV Coroglen to Kaimarama line in 2011 allowed the 66kV line to be taken out of service to allow for...

Edendale Supply Upgrade

Client Name: PowerNet

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PowerNet is the electricity network management company delivering power to around 67,650 customers in Invercargill City, Southland, West Otago and Frankton near Queenstown.
Fonterra’s Edendale factory, the world’s largest dairy processing site is capable of handling 16 million litres...

Norske Skog Overhead Line

Client Name: Norske Skog

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The Norske Skog Paper Mill, Kawerau, decided to install a new generating station allowing them to utilise the steam from one of the wells currently utilised for the process plant. With the new power station construction in progress, the team at Edison were approached to come up with an 11kV...

Wiroa Road Stage 1

Client Name: Top Energy

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Top Energy Limited owns the electricity lines network which supplies 30,000 electricity consumers in the mid and far north areas of New Zealand's North Island.
Top Energy has constructed and commissioned a strategically important electricity substation about five kilometres west of Kerikeri on...

Kopu/Coroglen Transmission Line Upgrade

Client Name: PowerCo

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The 66kV line between Kopu and Coroglen is the original 50kV line built in the 1950’s by New Zealand Electricity Department. The line was constructed of light conductor, and travels through some rugged terrain to bring electricity supply to the upper Coromandel Peninsula.
Due to substantial...

Wainuiomata Zone Substation

Client Name: Wellington Electricity

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Wainuiomata Zone substation consists of two 20MVA transformer’s TSF ‘A’ and ‘B’. Through routine maintenance inspections it was found that TSF ’A’ had high levels of dissolved gases.
Wainuiomata Zone substation has N-1 security of supply with two 33kV...

Generator Expertise Slashes SAIDI Impact

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Client Name: PowerCo

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PowerCo recently commissioned their new 110kV capable transmission line between Coroglen and Kaimarama. The line construction and subsequent commissioning was the culmination of several years of effort on a very complex project in the Coromandel Peninsula.
The final piece in the puzzle included...

Global Resource Consent

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Client Name: Wellington Electricity

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In order to meet its obligations as a building owner under the Building Act 2004, Wellington Electricity is undertaking a seismic resilience improvement program across their distribution network with a focus on substation buildings.
Given the number and variation of substation sites on the...

Hobson Street GXP

Client Name: Vector and Transpower

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A joint Transpower and Vector project to develop the Hobson Street Grid Exit Point (GXP) as part of the North Auckland and Northland (NAaN) project to reinforce Auckland’s CBD power supply and electricity transmission into Northland. Transpower are installing new gas insulated switchgear...

Te Uku Wind Farm Transmission Line Build

Client Name: WEL Networks

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WEL Networks were constructing a new Transmission line to connect the wind farm at Te Uku (10km South East of Raglan) to WEL’s Network at the Te Kowhai Substation, a route length of approximately 17km consisting of mainly steel poles installed on concrete pile foundations. The...